Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-12-24
CIIILDREN'S SAYINGS.

A natural bent for business: Customer
lin grocery store, picking away at the
raisin box What are these raisins
worth, boy ?' Boy" FL cents" Gus
tomer-"W What, only five cents a pound ?"
Boy-'No: fl cents for what you've cat"
-Nec York Sun.
A tots theological surmise: a little +
vear-old was standing at the window
watching the rain, which, much to his dis
gust, kept him in the house. Turning to
his mother. with puckered brows, he said
81 guess God took drink and forgot to
turn the water off."-Nec York World.
Historic Nancy's brother Tom: Little
Tommy Ray quarreled with his sister and
would not kiss and be friends. His aunt
said ooh, don't you remember what papa
read at the family prayers this morning
that we were to forgive seventy times
seven?' "Yes," replied Tommy, but l
ticllerly noticed it was to your brother, not
sister" Buffalo Courier.
A weather prophet; Bobby had been
bad little boy all day, and his mother was
very much displeased with him. "Why,
Bobby" she said, what in the world will
become of you when you grow to be man
if you Will be so naughty?' Bobby looked
completely discouraged for moment over
his gloomy prospects, and then frightened.
"Well, ma" he said, why wouldn't |
make a good weather prophet ?'-Ne,o
York San.
The thoroughbred Dostonese: Little
Johnny Boston boy who has been per
mitted to see his new baby brother) fare
you going to keep it, mammal" Mamma
= Yes, Johnny; won't you be gladY'
Johnny (wiping his spectacles dubiously)
-" fear, mamma, | cannot welcome it
with the affection of brother so long as
it has that absurdly ford complexion. |
have heard almond-meal recommended.
Have we none about the premises ?'-Chi-
cdgo Nous
Truth unveiled: BERTHE and Aunt Eve
were whisking along on the street cars, and
one of the sights that met their ewes was
little boy holding 4 drum, while a mite of
girl used the drum-stocks to good add
vantage. Now BERTHE had little brother
and sister who do not get along very well
together, and so Aunt Eve remarked:
"Your little brother and sister don't get
along As well as that, do they" Il don't
know says BERTHE, zone holds the cat
while the other beats it."-Netr York World.
Innocence; Johnnie" said his mother
the other day, catching the young gentle
man in the act of propelling pebbles in
the direction OF neighbor Jones windows;
"Johnny, do you know that is very wrong
for little boys to throw stones: Never let
me see you do it again. Johnny looked
into his mothers face with that
calm assurance which comes of sense of
innocent intent, and said: Mamma,
'spOsin Davids folks had been so particu-
lar, wouldn't it have been a bad thing for
the Israelites ?''-Boston Transcript
The little rascals know how to twist the
heaft-strings He is bright, manly,
cherry-faced little fellow, approaching the
dignity of years, and, rs a rule, we'll
behaved. But the old Adam gets the
upper hand now and again, and then his
mother has to speak seriously. The other
day he had disobeyed her, so she took him
on her lap and told him how wrong it was and
| how badly it made her feel to have him do
so. His lip trembled, the corners of his
mouth came down, and his eyes began to
! fill with tears signs which lead her to
think that moral suasion had done its
work, and that her admonition had struck
home, when, half-sobbing, he said; Well,
anyway, | th-thought you loved me-"
What could the mother say to that Dos
! ton Herald.